GRE Word List

EMISSARY

one designated as the agent of another : representative

The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.

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WordMeaning
truncateto shorten by or as if by cutting off
lucrativeproducing wealth : profitable
collagean artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface
skittishlively or frisky in action : capricious
discriminateto mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of
leerysuspicious
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical